"Mike Modano is coming back for his 20th NHL season. A month after the Dallas Stars ended their season without a playoff berth, and Modano said he would take some time to ponder if he would retire, the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history said Monday he would play in 2009-10. "I've made my decision and I'm coming back to play," Modano said in a story posted on the team's website. "I think everyone eventually knew I was going to come back, but I still wanted to take some time and think about things. Watching everyone else playing in the playoffs helped push me to make the decision. This is the best time of year (Sportsline)."
Yes Mike it really is the best time of the year. It is getting warm, girls are wearing skirts again, playoff basketball is in full swing, baseball is back, and of course the NHL playoffs have been unreal. You have to love Modano, he is the highest scoring US born player of all time, and he will be now playing for 20 years. Only four active players have played more games than Modano: Chris Chelios (1,644), Brendan Shanahan (1,524), Mark Recchi (1,490), and Rod Brind'Amour (1,404). On top of all that he holds every record for the Stars, and has been a hell of a player for them for a long time. He is not what he once was, but he is still very solid (15 goals and 31 assists in 80 games last season).
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